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• insulate — in‧su‧late [ˈɪnsjleɪt ǁ ˈɪnsə , ˈɪnʆə ] verb [transitive] to keep something safe from the harmful effects of something: insulate something from/​against something • Such a strategy helps insulate the portfolio from the stock market s volatility …   Financial and business terms

• insulate — (v.) 1530s, make into an island, from L. insulatus, from insula (see INSULAR (Cf. insular)). Sense of cause a person or thing to be detached from surroundings is from 1785. Electrical/chemical sense of block from electricity or heat is from 1742 …   Etymology dictionary

• insulate — ► VERB 1) protect by interposing material to prevent loss of heat or intrusion of sound. 2) cover with non conducting material to prevent the passage of electricity. 3) protect from something unpleasant. DERIVATIVES insulator noun. ORIGIN from… …   English terms dictionary

• Insulate — In su*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insulating}.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula island. See {Isle}, and cf. {Isolate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make an island of. [Obs.] Pennant. [1913 Webster] 2. To place in a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• insulate — [in′sə lāt΄; in′soolāt΄, in′syoolāt΄] vt. insulated, insulating [< L insulatus, made like an island < insula, ISLE] 1. to set apart; detach from the rest; isolate 2. to separate or cover with a nonconducting material in order to prevent the …   English World dictionary

• insulate — [[t]ɪ̱nsjʊleɪt, AM sə [/t]] insulates, insulating, insulated 1) VERB If a person or group is insulated from the rest of society or from outside influences, they are protected from them. [be V ed from/against n] They wonder if their community is… …   English dictionary

• insulate — in|su|late [ˈınsjuleıt US ˈınsə , ˈınʃə ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: insula; INSULAR] 1.) to cover or protect something with a material that stops electricity, sound, heat etc from getting in or out insulate sth from/against sth ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• insulate — verb (T) 1 to cover or protect something so that electricity, sound, heat etc cannot get in or out: insulated cables | insulate sth from/against: A bird fluffs up its feathers to insulate itself against the cold. 2 to protect someone from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• insulate — UK [ˈɪnsjʊleɪt] / US [ˈɪnsəˌleɪt] / US [ˈɪnsjəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms insulate : present tense I/you/we/they insulate he/she/it insulates present participle insulating past tense insulated past participle insulated 1) to cover… …   English dictionary

• insulate — v. (D; tr.) to insulate against, from * * * [ ɪnsjʊleɪt] from (D; tr.) to insulate against …   Combinatory dictionary

• insulate — verb a) To separate, detach, or isolate. Ceramic can be used to insulate power lines. b) To separate a body or material from others, eg. by non conductors to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, etc. Syn …   Wiktionary